A Dream Does Not Die On Its

Good Teachers Don't Approach A Child Of This Age With Overzealousness Or With Destructive Conscientiousness. They're Not Drill-masters In The Military Or Floor Managers In A Production System. They Are Specialists In Opening Small Packages. They Give The String A Tug But Do It Carefully. They Don't Yet Know What's In The Box. They Don't Know If It's Breakable.

You Have To Remember. . .that For This Little Boy Whom You Have Met, His Life Is Just As Important To Him, As Your Life Is To You. No Matter How Insufficient Or How Shabby It May Seem To Some, It Is The Only One He Has.

As A Matter Of Record, New York City Spends A Higher Portion Of Its Budget On Instruction And Associated Costs Within The Schools Themselves Than Any Of The Other 100 Largest Districts In The Nation.

Racial Segregation Has Come Back To Public Education With A Vengeance.

Pick Battles Big Enough To Matter, Small Enough To Win.